ALJ/TIM/jyc Date of Issuance 12/21/2007
Decision 07-12-026 December 20, 2007
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Authority, Among Other Things, to Increase Rates and Charges for Electric and Gas Service Effective on January 1, 2007. (U 39 M) |
Application 05-12-002 (Filed December 2, 2005) |
Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission's Own Motion into the Rates, Operations, Practices, Service and Facilities of Pacific Gas and Electric Company. |
Investigation 06-03-003 (Filed March 2, 2006) |
OPINION GRANTING INTERVENOR COMPENSATION
TO THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK FOR
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO
DECISIONS (D.) 06-06-014, D.07-03-044, AND D.07-05-058
1. Summary
This decision awards The Utility Reform Network (TURN) $436,920.55 in compensation for its substantial contributions to Decision (D.) 06-06-014 and D.07-03-044 and $27,883.10 in compensation for its substantial contributions to D.07-05-058. TURN had requested compensation of $482,720.091 for D.06-06-014 and D.07-03-044. We reduce TURN's requested amount to correct mathematical errors, disallow inappropriately claimed expenses, and disallow hours for work that did not substantially contribute to our resolution of issues in D.07-03-044. These proceedings remain open.
1 TURN had originally requested $483,915.19. On July 30, 2007, TURN sent an email to the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) revising Goodson's 2006 requested hourly rate from $200 to $195 and Goodson's 2007 requested hourly rate from $215 to $210.
